Hallux alpine boot

Abstract

The present invention relates to an outdoor shoe, in particular a climbing or hiking shoe, with an inside lining and an upper material. The invention is characterized in that the inside lining has a first material and a second material, wherein the second material is arranged at least in the area of a hallux basal joint position and wherein the second material has a greater extensibility than the first material.

Claims

1. An outdoor shoe for alleviating discomfort caused by an intoe condition with an inside lining and an upper material that defines an upper material interior, wherein the inside lining has an inner surface, characterized in that a toecap section of the inside lining related to a toecap of the outdoor shoe is made of a first material and a second material that each have an inner surface that is part of the inner surface of the inside lining, wherein the second material is adapted to be arranged in the area of a hallux basal joint position when the outdoor shoe is worn by a user, wherein the second material has a greater flexibility than the first material, wherein the portion of the upper material that is positioned immediately outwardly adjacent the second material of the inside lining comprises leather.

2. The outdoor shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper material outwardly adjacent to the second material is free from a seam.

3. The outdoor shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the first material is a water-tight and vapor-diffusion open membrane.

4. The outdoor shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the second material is a water-tight and vapor-diffusion open membrane.

5. The outdoor shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the second material has a lower frictional resistance than the first material.

6. The outdoor shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the second material is movable with respect to the upper material.

7. The outdoor shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the first material is movable with respect to the upper material.

8. The outdoor shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the first material is sewn to the second material.

9. The outdoor shoe according to claim 2, characterized in that the first material is a water-tight and vapor-diffusion open membrane.

10. The outdoor shoe according to claim 9, characterized in that the second material is a water-tight and vapor-diffusion open membrane.

11. The outdoor shoe according to claim 10, characterized in that the second material has a lower frictional resistance than the first material.

12. The outdoor shoe according to claim 11, characterized in that the second material is movable with respect to the upper material.

13. The outdoor shoe according to claim 12, characterized in that the first material is movable with respect to the upper material.

14. The outdoor shoe according to claim 13, characterized in that the first material is sewn to the second material.

15. The outdoor shoe of claim 14 wherein the second material has a quadrangle shape.

16. An outdoor shoe for alleviating discomfort caused by an intoe condition comprising: a sole, an upper connected to the sole, wherein the upper includes an inside surface, and wherein the upper and the sole cooperate to define a shoe interior, an inside lining positioned adjacent the inside surface of the upper, wherein the inside lining has an inside surface, wherein the inside lining defines a toecap portion that includes a first section made of a first material and a second section made of a second material, wherein the first section is connected to the second section along a seam, wherein the first section and the second section each have an inner surface that is part of the inner surface of the inside lining, wherein the second section is adapted to be positioned adjacent a hallux basal joint when a user wears the outdoor shoe, and wherein the second material is more flexible than the first material.

17. The outdoor shoe of claim 16 wherein the second material is at least 50% more flexible than the first material.

18. The outdoor shoe of claim 17 wherein the toecap portion includes an upper portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion, wherein the second section is only located in the medial portion.

19. The outdoor shoe of claim 18 wherein the portion of the upper that is positioned immediately outwardly adjacent the second section of the inside lining comprises leather.

20. The outdoor shoe of claim 19 wherein the second section has a quadrangle shape.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows schematically a side view of an outdoor shoe according to the invention;

(2) FIG. 2 shows schematically a front view of the outdoor shoe shown in FIG. 1;

(3) FIG. 3 shows schematically a perspective view of the outdoor shoe shown in FIG. 1; and

(4) FIG. 4 shows schematically a section of an inside lining of an outdoor shoe according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(5) In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 there is illustrated an outdoor shoe 1 according to the invention in the form of a climbing or hiking shoe extending above the ankle. The outdoor shoe 1 has an upper material 3 made of leather that is connected to the sole 9 of the outdoor shoe 1. In this example, the upper material 3 is adhered to the sole 9. Further, the outdoor shoe 1 has a lacing 10 as well as a tongue 11 with which the outdoor shoe 1 can tightly be attached to the foot of the wearer (not illustrated).

(6) If the wearer puts on the outdoor shoe 1, so the hallux basal joint is in the area 6 that is illustrated by the broken line in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. In this area referred to as hallux basal joint position 6 in case of a wearer having an intoe there is also the broadening of the foot generated by the lateral swerve of the hallux or the metatarsal, respectively. This broadening or lateral swerve of the foot is compensated by the present invention, as is explained below.

(7) For that, the inside lining 2 of the outdoor shoe 1 according to the invention is made up of at least two materials 4, 5 that differ in their extensibility. A section of the inside lining 2 is illustrated in FIG. 4. The section illustrated in FIG. 4 relates to the toecap 7 of the inside lining 2 of the outdoor shoe 1 according to the invention. The inside lining 2 of the toecap 7 is made up of a first material 4 and a second material 5 with the first material 4 being connected to the second material 5 along the seam 8. As shown in FIG. 4, the second material can have a quadrangle shape. As is also shown in FIG. 4, the toecap portion includes an upper portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion and the second section is only located in the medial portion.

(8) The second material 5 in this example is provided as a substantially quadrangular formed piece of material in the area of the hallux basal joint position 6. According to the invention the second material 5 has a higher extensibility than the remaining toecap 7 of the inside lining 2 made up of the first material 4. In this example, the extensibility of the second material 5 can be at least 50% above the extensibility of the first material 4.

(9) If the wearer having the intoe puts on the outdoor shoe 1, then his misaligned hallux basal joint is in the area of the second material 5 of the inside lining 2 of the outdoor shoe 1. The second material 5 can follow the misalignment of the hallux basal joint and permits its compensation by extending the second material 5 towards the upper material 3 of the outdoor shoe 1, as illustrated by the arrow A in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. Since the upper material 3 in this area is free from a seam—in the illustrated example the seam extends above the hallux basal joint position 6—the upper material 3 can follow the extension and co-compensate the misalignment caused by the intoe of the wearer. Since the first material 4 is significantly stiffer than the second material 5 no extensive extension of the inside lining 2 occurs, but there is only an extension in the area of the second material 5, that is in the area of the hallux basal joint position 6.